David Preston

Dr. David Preston is a Professor of Information Systems at Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas. He received his Ph.D. in Business Administration and M.B.A from the University of Georgia and a B.S. and M.S. in Engineering from the University of Florida. His research interests include the role/impact of executive IS/business management with regard to organizational IS, IS strategic alignment, and strategic implementation of analytics.

The Key to Modern Governmental Supply Chain Practice: Analytical Technology Innovation

Over the past few years the COVID-19 pandemic has done much to expose and highlight critical gaps and flaws in the global supply chain. While demand for products and services continues to surge, key players in the supply chain delivery value chain struggle to meet that demand in a timely fashion. Scarce supply has resulted in increasing prices for finished goods and raw materials and an inflationary global economy.

Professor of Information Systems, Department of Information Systems and Supply Chain Management, M.J. Neeley School of Business
Texas Christian University
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Dr. David Preston is a Professor of Information Systems at Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas. He received his Ph.D. in Business Administration and M.B.A from the University of Georgia and a B.S. and M.S. in Engineering from the University of Florida. His research interests include the role/impact of executive IS/business management with regard to organizational IS, IS strategic alignment, and strategic implementation of analytics. His work has been published or is forthcoming in a variety of journals, including MIS Quarterly, Information Systems Research, Journal of Management Information Systems, Journal of Operations Management, Journal of the Association of Information Systems, Decision Sciences, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Journal of Strategic Information Systems, and MIS Quarterly Executive. He has served as an Associate Editor for MIS Quarterly and currently serves as a Senior Editor for the Journal of the Association of Information Systems. He also serves on the Editorial Board of IEEE TEM and the Journal of Strategic Information Systems.